So, they now have claimed the right to monetize your video but give you none. This means anyone with less than 1000 subs and not part of the program will have ads on their videos for youtube's cash flow, but you get nothing for your creative content.
Here is a quote from their most recent terms of service:
"YouTube’s right to monetize: YouTube has the right to monetize all content on the platform and ads may appear on videos from channels not in the YouTube Partner Program. "
Here is a quote from their most recent terms of service:
"YouTube’s right to monetize: YouTube has the right to monetize all content on the platform and ads may appear on videos from channels not in the YouTube Partner Program. "